The Smart Blogging Toolkit is a course designed to provide you a set of awesome tools to help you grow your blog. I’ve created this course because I wanted to share all the things that I’ve learned about the tools that can really make a difference for a blogger.

They helped me a lot and I’m sure that they can be very helpful for you too!

In the previous section of the course, we focused on social media. For many bloggers, social media is one of the main traffic sources and the place where they build great communities.

But there is also another way to build a strong community: growing your email list and engaging with your audience through regular emails.

Here are some reasons why an email list is a lot more powerful than social media:

– It helps you connect better with your readers.

Emails are more personal than social media posts and are a great way to nurture the relationship with your readers.

– Your email list is in your control, social media isn’t.

I’m sure that you have experienced at least once the frustration that comes from the constant algorithm changes on Pinterest or Facebook.

We have no control over the way how social media shows our content. But we can have full control on the emails we sent to our subscribers.

– Your subscribers are your most loyal readers.

The ones who trust you, who will read your blog constantly, who will try the products you recommend. They are your most valuable audience!

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The tools you’ll need to grow your email list

A great email provider

Here are the 3 email providers that I’ve used and the benefits that they have.

1. Mailchimp is a great tool if you are just starting to grow your list. They are free for the first 2.000 and they have all the basic features that you’ll need.

I’ve also used their paid version for a while before switching to another email provider. But I would say that after reaching 2.000 subscribers it’s better to switch to a provider that offers more features.

2. Convertkit is one of the most popular email providers for bloggers. They have many helpful features and a great customer service. You can create nice subscription forms using their features. And you can also easily create automation series.

I’ve tested Convertkit for a while and it’s a good choice for growing an email list.

3. Active Campaign is the email provider that I use now and I love it! They offer all the features that you’ll need for growing your list and connecting with your subscribers.

Both Convertkit and Active Campaign are paid products. So before choosing one of them, it’s better to start with a free product (like Mailchimp) until you start gaining subscribers.

Once you have a foundation for your email list, switching to a better email provider will allow you to manage your subscribers a lot better and benefit from all the advantages of having an email list.

Nice and personalizable subscription forms

Offering an incentive for the readers to subscribe to your list is the best way to build an email list. So having well-designed subscription forms is very helpful!

Here are some ways to create great forms:

– Thrive Leads is a product that allows you to create different types of subscription forms.

You can integrate them into your posts, place them below the posts or add them to the sidebar. Also, you can create a top bar that offers more visibility to your subscription form. (This is a paid service but only requires a one-time purchase.)

– The form creators offered by the email providers

You can create great forms using both Convertkit and Active Campaign. (These are included in the monthly fee of the email provider.)

Mailchimp also allows you to create forms but you’ll need a paid plugin to be able to easily integrate multiple forms into your site. This plugin allows you to create one form using the free version but you’ll need the paid version to create multiple forms.

This is a very affordable course that will offer you all the tips that you need to start growing an email list. The sooner you start this in your blogging journey, the faster you’ll be able to grow your blog. You can check out the course here.

This is the best course I’ve seen about email list building. If you struggle with growing your email list, I recommend you to try it. Because it is awesome!

I was a beta-tester for it and I enjoyed a lot the way Jennifer teaches so many helpful things. This course has helped me to almost double my main email list in 4 months. So it was one of the best investments that I’ve made as a blogger!

If you want to grow your email list, this course offers you a step-by-step guide on how to do it. Jennifer has grown her email list from 0 to 20,000 subscribers in less than a year so she has some great tips and ideas to share!

Growing an engaged email list is the best way to create a community of readers. It requires an additional effort on your part because you need to create valuable content on a regular basis and write emails constantly, but in the long run, this effort is totally worthwhile!

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